Tony Harrison (boxer)
Tony Harrison is an American professional boxer. He held the WBC light middleweight title from 2018 to December 2019 and challenged once for the IBF light middleweight title in 2017. As of December 2019, Harrison is ranked as the world’s third best active light middleweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and sixth by The Ring.
Professional career
Harrison made his professional debut on July 2, 2011, scoring a first-round technical knockout over Uwe Tritschler at the Imtech-Arena in Hamburg, Germany.After compiling a record of 24–1 with 20 knockouts – his only defeat coming against Willie Nelson via ninth-round TKO in June 2015 – Harrison faced Jarrett Hurd on February 25, 2017 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, with the bout being televised on Premier Boxing Champions on FOX. The fight was supposed to be an IBF title eliminator for the right to fight Jermall Charlo, but when Charlo vacated the title the fight was elevated to be for the vacant title. In the ninth round, Harrison was knocked down by a right hook from Hurd, which resulted in the referee waving off the fight.
On October 23, 2018 it was announced that Tony Harrison would face Jermell Charlo for the WBC light middleweight title on December 22 on PBC on Fox and Fox Deportes at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Harrison won by controversial unanimous decision with two judges scoring the bout 115–113, while the third scored it 116–112.
Professional boxing record
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 31 | Loss | 28–3 |  Jermell Charlo | TKO | 11 2:28 | Dec 21, 2019 | Toyota Arena, Ontario, California, U.S. | Lost WBC light middleweight title |
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Jermell Charlo | UD | 12 | Dec 22, 2018 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | Won WBC light middleweight title |
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | Ishe Smith | SD | 10 | May 11, 2018 | Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | George Sosa | TKO | 5, 2:21 | Feb 17, 2018 | Don Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 25–2 |  Paul Valenzuela Jr | UD | 8 | Oct 14, 2017 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 26 | Loss | 24–2 | Jarrett Hurd | TKO | 9, 2:24 | Feb 25, 2017 | Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | For vacant IBF light middleweight title |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 |  Sergey Rabchenko | TKO | 9, 1:18 | Jul 30, 2016 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 |  Fernando Guerrero | TKO | 6, 1:54 | Mar 5, 2016 | Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 |  Cecil McCalla | UD | 10 | Oct 31, 2015 | NRG Arena, Houston, Texas, U.S. | |
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | Willie Nelson | TKO | 9, 2:57 | Jul 11, 2015 | USF Sundome, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Pablo Munguia | TKO | 3, 0:11 | Apr 17, 2015 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Antwone Smith | TKO | 2, 0:19 | Mar 6, 2015 | MGM Grand, Marquee Ballroom, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Tyrone Brunson | TKO | 1, 1:02 | Dec 20, 2014 | Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Bronco McKart | TKO | 1, 1:32 | May 30, 2014 | Cobo Center Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Grady Brewer | TKO | 2, 2:55 | Feb 7, 2014 | Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Donald Ward | TKO | 2, 1:01 | Nov 27, 2013 | Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Marcos Primera | RTD | 3, 3:00 | Sep 13, 2013 | Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Gilbert Alex Sanchez | TKO | 2, 2:10 | Aug 3, 2013 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Ruben Galvan | KO | 1, 2:03 | May 10, 2013 | Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Thomas Amaro | KO | 1, 1:35 | Mar 7, 2013 | Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Daniel Urbanski | UD | 6 | Nov 10, 2012 |  O2 World Arena, Altona, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Marqus Jackson | UD | 6 | Oct 12, 2012 | Sportplex, Taylor, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Calvin Odom | UD | 8 | Jul 27, 2012 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Flavio Turelli | TKO | 1, 1:23 | Jul 7, 2012 |  Stade de Suisse, Berne, Switzerland | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Ishwar Amador | TKO | 2, 1:56 | May 11, 2012 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Alfred Hall | TKO | 2, 2:55 | Mar 10, 2012 | Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Michigan, | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Harun Akcabelen | 3, 2:50 | Mar 3, 2012 | ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany | ||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Dorian Hatcher | TKO | 1, 2:16 | Oct 6, 2011 | Motor City Casino, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Aloric Carson | 1, 3:00 | Jul 30, 2011 | U.S. Steel Yard, Gary, Indiana, U.S. | ||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Tony Hervey | TKO | 1, 1:45 | Jul 15, 2011 | Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Uwe Tritschler | 1, 1:48 | Jul 2, 2011 | Imtech-Arena, Altona, Hamburg, Germany |